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About Chunamari Village

Chunamari is a small village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 140 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunamari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunamari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 78.1 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 140
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chunamari compares

By the 2011 count Chunamari is the 190th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 78.1 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chunamari

Chunamari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chunamari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chunamari from other places

Chunamari lies about 6.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chunamari
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 15 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 27 km

Villages closest to Chunamari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karandighi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chunamari

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunamari village had a population of 278. That makes it the 190th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Chunamari village has 140 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunamari has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Chunamari is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chunamari covers 78.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chunamari falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chunamari is Dalkhola, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chunamari.

Chunamari is about 6.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chunamari is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Uttar Dinajpur is about 6.9 km away. Karandighi is about 8.5 km away. Dalkhola is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singardaha (1.6 km), Dakshin Murhil (1.8 km) and Uttar Murhil (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chunamari today is likely to be higher.

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